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by eggpy 9y ago
Do you know what the context of that quote is? I have used it as a sort of mantra specifically when programming, but I'm guessing it probably was intended for writing.
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by eggpy 9y ago
So you're saying it's time to start plugging Mastodon[0]? Because I'm in! [0] https://mastodon.social/about
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by eggpy 9y ago
I was totally ready to call you out and that the rebranding of IE to Edge resulted in no change in adoption and Microsoft wins by default but apparently I am totally incorrect. Chrome is _by far_ dominating the browser game[0]. And while I&
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by eggpy 9y ago
That's correct, Maps crowd-sources data if no owner enters stuff. You can even see "Is this your business?" sometimes if the owners haven't bothered to do it. Which, I mean, fair enough.
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by eggpy 9y ago
Hard to comment without being anecdotal, but I exclusively look for business hours on Google maps or Yelp. If I'm searching for a type of business ("hm, is there a bakery near me that's alf-decent?") then I use Yelp. &qu
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by eggpy 9y ago
I don't think "very developed" and "unsustainable infrastructure" are mutually exclusive. I would argue the manner in which a city developed is far more important than the "degree" of development. Phoenix
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by eggpy 9y ago
I'm really not trying to argue with you. I'm not making any broad sweeping statements like "I WILL NOT HIRE A FELON". Someone could have a criminal record and be a decent person, just as someone without a criminal record
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by eggpy 9y ago
No, I don't think someone should be punished forever. I think most people agree that our criminal justice system needs a major overhaul. Unfortunately "justice" seems to focus more on punishment rather than rehabilitation. As
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by eggpy 9y ago
I feel like "violent murderer and/or rapist" is something Id like to know about when considering hiring someone.
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by eggpy 9y ago
Under General > About, then check out this page: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204507
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by eggpy 9y ago
Well, according to Forbes, Holmes is worth _nothing_[0], so $500,000 is probably fairly painful. Plus, relinquishing ~19 million shares regardless of their value has to hurt. Also she no longer has the majority of votes in her own company.
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by eggpy 9y ago
True, but the research involved could be applicable to a lot more situations that aren't specifically this. Peering deeper into the brain than currently possible sounds pretty useful.
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by eggpy 9y ago
I get your hesitation, but for me the real value is in this sentence: > It has also won a $960,000 federal grant from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health for “whole-brain nanoscale preservation and imaging,” the text of which fo
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by eggpy 9y ago
Let's start here: > In 2013, 138.3 million taxpayers reported earning $9.03 trillion in adjusted gross income and paid $1.23 trillion in income taxes. [0] Assuming the taxes collected this year are even remotely similar, and assumin
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by eggpy 9y ago
Here's a fun experiment idea. When you are around friends and the Wii U, only talk about games that came out at Wii U launch, ideally one you don't have. Like, FIFA Soccer 13 or something. Don't ever search for that game or t
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by eggpy 9y ago
I've come to _expect_ that Netflix probably doesn't have a classic I particularly want to watch. Anecdotal, sure, but I find that I treat Netflix and <music streaming service of choice> differently. With Netflix I'll tu
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by eggpy 9y ago
I could make the argument that the article uses it well, whether or not that was the authors intention. It is a fitting allegory if you stretch it. Swift's proposal is satire in order to capture the attention of readers and point it to
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by eggpy 9y ago
If you're going one at a time. You can improve this by increasing your number of datapoints (people's scores) > For this purpose we call for data donations: > Everybody can request their free SCHUFA-Score from Schufa under s
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by eggpy 9y ago
Can't this already be accomplished via XMPP? The protocol already exists, you just need to register devices to services. I know people don't love xmpp, but it seems like this is already an open source gateway that can manage IOT.
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by eggpy 9y ago
Well it's going into mars' orbit of the sun, and then immediately continuing on through...
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by eggpy 9y ago
That discussion appears to be in regards to a different paper. Or do you mean to relate it to a previous relevant discussion?
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by eggpy 9y ago
In another blog post they inform us that they have been ranked a Top Company for Women in Technology[0]. I'm not familiar with the Anita Borg Institute that did the ranking, but I think it's great to see anyways. [0] - https:&#x2
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by eggpy 9y ago
That is correct on order of magnitude, at least (25 pounds ~ $33 today). That's one of the reasons Steam is no longer accepting bitcoins[0]: > transaction fees that are charged to the customer by the Bitcoin network have skyrock
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by eggpy 9y ago
I'm not sure hysteria is the word you're looking for. Hyperbole, sure. But the notebooks feel great and the paper quality is excellent. It's worth noting that some pens perform really poorly on their paper, but gel pens + mol
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by eggpy 9y ago
That's known as the Gambler's fallacy. Basically, "Assuming that whatever happened before will happen again (e.g. I got away with murder last time so it'll be fine for me to murder someone again now)". Just because
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by eggpy 9y ago
What if we frame it as a financial problem, not a well-being problem. Argument: it is in everyone's best interest if fewer people smoke. Smoking overwhelmingly affects poorer citizens who are already more reliant on social services. An
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by eggpy 9y ago
Ah yeah, of course. Thanks.
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by eggpy 9y ago
> Multiple times throughout the hearing, Brazil’s Infraestrutura de Chaves Públicas system of citizen IDs through digital certificates came up as a potential model for the U.S. as it moves forward. In this model, a certificate lasts for
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by eggpy 9y ago
"We're all independent together!" Also, what's A-B?
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by eggpy 9y ago
HN discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15488618

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